Uncertainty and Risk

, by Bammer, Gabriele; Smithson, Michael

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ISBN: 9781844074747 | 1844074749
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 5/30/2008

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Uncertainty governs our lives. From the unknowns of living with the risks of terrorism to developing policies on genetically modified foods, or disaster planning for catastrophic climate change, how we conceptualize, evaluate and cope with uncertainty drives our actions and deployment of resources, decisions and priorities.

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List of figures, tables and boxes	p. xi
Preface	p. xiii
Acknowledgements	p. xvii
Setting the Scene
Introduction	p. 3
The Many Faces and Masks of Uncertainty	p. 13
Adopting Orphans: Uncertainty and Other Neglected Aspects of Complex Problems	p. 27
More than a Cabinet of Curiosities: Disciplinary and Practice Perspectives on Uncertainty
When Action Can't Wait: Investigating Infectious Disease Outbreaks	p. 45
Uncertainty and Religion: Ten Provisional Theses	p. 55
Uncertainty in the Physical Sciences: How Big? How Small? Is It Actually There At All?	p. 71
Statistics: An Essential Tool for Model Citizens	p. 81
A Philosopher's Guide to Probability	p. 91
Musical Improvisation, Creativity and Uncertainty	p. 105
Uncertainty as a Creative Force in Visual Art	p. 115
Historians and Disputes over Uncertainty	p. 127
Approaches to Uncertain Futures	p. 137
Embracing Social Uncertainties with Complex Systems Science	p. 147
Heroin: Injected with Uncertainty	p. 157
Political Practice: Uncertainty, Ethics and Outcomes	p. 171
Smoke and Mirrors: Managing Uncertainty in the Public Health Sector	p. 183
Economists and Uncertainty	p. 195
Psychology's Ambivalent View of Uncertainty	p. 205
Uncertainty in Decision-making: Intelligence as a Solution	p. 219
Emergency Management Thrives on Uncertainty	p. 231
Uncertainty, Complexity and the Environment	p. 245
Uncertainty, Terrorism and Law Enforcement	p. 261
Certainty as Illusion: The Nature and Purpose of Uncertainty in the Law	p. 269
Unifying Diversity
The Nature of Uncertainty	p. 289
Uncertainty Metaphors, Motives and Morals	p. 305
Coping and Managing under Uncertainty	p. 321
Implications for Risk Assessment and Management
Coping with Deep Uncertainty: Challenges for Environmental Assessment and Decision-making	p. 337
Risk, Uncertainty and Social Controversy: From Risk Perception and Communication to Public Engagement	p. 349
Biographical notes on editors and authors	p. 363
Index	p. 371
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